Hospital-based emergency department visits with dental conditions among children in the United States: Nationwide epidemiological data

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 393-399

  Allareddy, Veerasathpurush ^a   Nalliah, Romesh P ^b   Haque, Mehedia ^b   Johnson, Hope ^b   Tech, Sankeerth Rampa B ^c   Lee, Min Kyeong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency room; Epidemiology; Hospital charges; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; CELLULITIS; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GINGIVAL DISEASES; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MOUTH DISEASES; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GINGIVAL DISEASES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MOUTH DISEASES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84943365216     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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